The Wallfacer: Everyone wants to break through my wall.

Lin Feng asked, "So, after the Gulf War in history, did the United States provide its enemy, Iraq, with blueprints and explanations of the principles behind Tomahawk missiles?"

Chapter 191 I always felt he knew more than we did.

Lin Feng thought he should take this opportunity to express his thoughts directly to the player community, so he gave a straightforward answer.

"Think of ways to improve yourself. In real war, does the command center explain the principles of enemy weapons to you? No, right? Virtual space exercises are to make human soldiers more adapted to the battlefield, not to take shortcuts."

"Post-war reflection and counter-deciphering of enemy technology are part of the exercises and training. However, you have long taken advantage of the convenience provided by the directorate, which has prevented you from honing these skills."

The female reporter was getting impatient; she became somewhat agitated.

"But if our human fleet is defeated without even realizing it, how can we reflect on ourselves and improve? Is there any point in such a virtual space exercise?"

"What value does a military exercise have in training an enemy by simply providing them with advanced technology and meaninglessly boosting their combat capabilities? And what can anti-cryptography technology actually decipher?"

"The Trisolarans simply don't have this technology. If they could easily erase the sun, they wouldn't have needed to launch an expedition to our solar system!"

Lin Feng was taken aback. He hadn't expected that the female reporter in front of him was also one of the participants in the virtual space exercise. She wasn't from the Space Force; she could only be a member of the player group.

Lin Feng shook his head. "What you think is impossible is just your opinion. What you think about the sun disappearing is also just your opinion."

"You're rushing to me to say something without taking the time to think deeply about what you're seeing and what the cause and effect are. That's wrong. The Trisolarans can't possibly do this or that."

"This approach doesn't make you seem smart; it just makes you seem arrogant," Lin Feng said calmly.

The female reporter wasn't angered by Lin Feng's sarcasm; she was shocked by another piece of information he had given her.

"You just said... the vanished sun is still there?"

Realizing he had inadvertently let something slip, Lin Feng simply replied coldly, "I have no obligation to answer your question. Figure out what's going on yourself. As the most dynamic group among human combatants, I've always had high hopes for you players. Don't make me look down on you."

……

The disturbance that Lin Feng instigated during the virtual space exercise, at the behest of the directing department, not only affected the human world, but also had a significant impact on the Trisolaran world, even more so than on the human world.

The reason is simple: time-space weapons were used in the virtual space exercise.

A weapon that uses spacetime phenomena to kill enemies is called a spacetime weapon.

Matter tells spacetime how to bend, and spacetime tells matter how to move. Before spacetime, even if you are as solid as a drop of water, you must kneel down.

Only black holes can be absolutely immune to spacetime-related attacks; other matter is completely powerless against such attacks.

"Humans have discovered one of the methods to combat the Dark Forest."

"No, that's not true. It's not the two-dimensionalization of a spacetime weapon, but just a vacuum decay. Such a scientific concept exists in the human world."

"That's a hypothetical space weapon, a vacuum that's even more fundamental than normal spacetime, causing the universe's spacetime to collapse towards that vacuum. And because the universe's spacetime keeps collapsing, the vacuum's coverage area keeps expanding," said the Trisolaran governor, who believed that the higher echelons of human civilization had not yet mastered the Dark Forest theory.

The high-ranking members of the Trisolaran civilization debated for several days whether humanity had discovered spacetime-based attacks.

Humans are aware of spacetime-based attacks, while the other side is likely aware of two-dimensional attacks, and even more so of the Dark Forest. Once humanity broadcasts the coordinates of the Trisolaran star system into the universe, the Trisolaran civilization will have no choice but to immediately halt its current scientific research, organize an escape fleet, abandon the majority of its people, and allow a minority to take the spark of civilization and hide in the universe.

The Sophons that were blocking human technology must also be recalled, because continuing to blockade the solar system would be pointless at that point, and humanity would soon face the Black Forest attack. Rather than that, it would be better to recall all the Sophons to pave the way for the escape fleet.

Of course, all of this is based on the premise that humans are aware of the Dark Forest Theory and that it is being disseminated.

If, apart from Luo Ji, the human world is unaware of the Hessian theory, then the Trisolaran world's actions would be a huge loss, even dangerous, because without the suppression of the sophons, humanity could potentially develop its technology to a level where the sophons cannot interfere during this period of time.

No one in the Trisolaran civilization doubted humanity's potential, especially given the suppression by their sophons. In just one century, they had mastered a low-cost method for producing antimatter and were even preparing to stockpile it.

The Trisolaran First Fleet launched a droplet towards the solar system, and their chances of success continued to decline.

"In the virtual space exercise in the human world, matter does not disappear, it just becomes invisible. In that vacuum, the most ground state is no longer atoms, but subatomic particles that do not interact with electromagnetic forces. After atoms fall into that vacuum, the structure of matter becomes unstable and naturally deconstructs."

"If the human fleet were equipped with gravitational wave detection technology, they would be able to discover through gravity that the amount of matter in the solar system has not actually decreased at all; it's just that we can no longer detect this matter using electromagnetic force."

Through the Sophon, the Trisolaran world knows more than the miserable players, and also understands what that giant bubble that could swallow the sun was during the virtual space war.

That is a ground-state spacetime, with lower energy than the normal spacetime of the universe. Therefore, the normal spacetime of the universe must fall into that ground-state spacetime.

"Since Feng Taylor doesn't know about the strike, how does he know about the light-speed spaceship? The Trisolaran fleet is piloting light-speed spaceships and using spacetime weapons, which makes it hard for me not to make connections."

"Hasn't this been discussed before? It was an accident. 1314 used the mechanism of the human game to inadvertently show Feng Taylor the concept of a light-speed spaceship. Moreover, there are also similar light-speed spaceship jump technologies in the human world. This technology concept is even faster than light speed. Even without 1314's mistake, the result would not have changed."

"If humanity develops a spaceship that travels at the speed of light, I have no doubt that they will broadcast the coordinates of the Trisolaran civilization immediately. They are such cruel creatures."

During a discussion among the high-ranking officials of the Trisolaran civilization, one of the governors hesitated for a moment before asking a question.

"Subatoms that don't participate in electromagnetic interactions...aren't those dark matter? Could it be...?"

The meeting fell silent instantly. The officials all understood what the other side meant, and the head of state gave a negative response.

"There is currently no observational verification in this regard; it is just a conjecture and requires evidence."

“I always had a feeling that Feng Taylor knew more than we did.”

The consul expressed his opinion, but few consuls agreed with him.

“How could that be? Who did he get his intelligence from? We’ve never let up on our surveillance of him.”

Feng Taylor isn't a god; he's just a mortal. At most, he might stumble upon something by accident, but how many things can he really guess correctly?

Chapter 192 Interstellar Artillery Barrage

The information Lin Feng inadvertently revealed at the press conference sparked intense curiosity among the players, who were eager to know the true nature of the 'bubble' used by the Trisolaran fleet.

The record of that virtual space exercise was viewed by countless players, and a large number of analysis posts emerged on the forums.

However, after reviewing all the radar records, the players found no relevant clues. At least according to the radar detection, the substance was swallowed by the bubbles and then disappeared.

"Did Feng Taylor deceive us? The sun has already disappeared."

“He wouldn’t lie to us about something like this; we need more sophisticated observation equipment.”

On the forum, players from all sides were discussing the issue.

"Perhaps we can try to analyze it from the perspective of the phenomenon."

"Assuming the sun still exists and the total mass of the solar system remains unchanged, then complete transparency would mean that the sun no longer emits light or heat, nor does it interact with light."

"If it does not interact with light, it means that electromagnetic forces have virtually no effect on these substances, and almost all known methods of observation are ineffective."

"There is still a way. We can try to observe it using gravitational waves. The sun has a huge mass, so its gravitational waves will definitely be very obvious."

After discussions among many players, a feasible verification method was finally found: using gravitational waves to detect bubbles.

Gravitational waves weaken as the mass of matter decreases. If bubbles can indeed erase matter, it will inevitably lead to a sharp decrease in gravitational waves in the solar system.

The players plan to attempt to observe gravitational waves in the next virtual space war in order to analyze the true nature of the giant bubble.

……

Taylor's faction has always had spies planted in various forums among players, and the ingenious ideas discussed by players often provide Taylor's faction with invaluable inspiration for research and development.

When Davis's guesses about the true nature of the 'big bubble' were almost entirely correct, Lin Feng showed surprise.

"So fast?"

“Isn’t this exactly what you expected?” Davis asked, puzzled.

"It's just a little different from what I imagined."

Lin Feng shrugged and stopped worrying about it.

Lin Feng pondered for a moment, then got down to business with Davis.

"The construction of antimatter facilities is now on the agenda. Given humanity's greed, it will inevitably try to produce as much antimatter as possible. Therefore, the main problems we will face in the future are the supervision of the safety of antimatter facilities and the oversight of solar sovereignty."

In order to gain more political influence, the struggle for control of the sun's orbit will inevitably arise, just as on Earth, there is the struggle for oil extraction and monopoly.

There's a possibility that small-scale friction might occur.

Lin Feng didn't care about military friction, but he did care about the debris scattered everywhere. If there was too much space debris in the solar orbit, it would seriously threaten the safety of those antimatter facilities.

"We will keep that in mind."

Davis nodded in understanding.

Lin Feng then picked up a report, an engineering report, which was a proposal for upgrading the acceleration bucket.

Previously, when Lin Feng first saw the upgrade proposal, he was deeply attracted by its content.

"By the way, I took a look at the acceleration tank upgrade proposal you sent before, and it is indeed a good idea. Using electromagnetic force to accelerate the colony spaceship to near the speed of light would greatly reduce the time of space travel."

This is a giant electromagnetic track, consisting of a series of unconnected giant magnetic rings. It is aligned using lasers to maintain a straight line. Once a spacecraft enters the giant magnetic track, it can be accelerated to near the speed of light using electromagnetic catapults.

Even with the suppression of basic science by the Sophons, it is not impossible for humanity to achieve light-speed travel.

"But I have a question. How can a spaceship accelerated to near the speed of light protect itself from being damaged by dust, gravel, or small meteorites along its path? Approaching the speed of light has both advantages and disadvantages." Lin Feng stroked his chin and cast a questioning glance at Davis beside him. He was curious about how Davis and his team planned to solve this problem.

The higher the speed, the more dangerous it is. A spaceship traveling at half the speed of light colliding with a rock traveling at a low speed is equivalent to a rock colliding with the spaceship at half the speed of light. The same principle applies when the speed approaches the speed of light.

Let alone existing molecular materials, even the strong interaction materials of water droplets are questionable in terms of whether they can withstand a stone impacting at near the speed of light.

If you get close enough to the speed of light, even a piece of tofu can smash a drop of water.

"This issue is still under study and discussion."

Davis's implication was that they had not yet solved this problem.

Lin Feng didn't press the matter further. The design of the spaceship would take time, and he trusted Davis and his team to handle it well.

Lin Feng considered another question, "I have another question. Since this kind of super-large magnetic rail can accelerate a spaceship to near the speed of light, can it accelerate a cannonball to near the speed of light?"

"You want to use this cannon to shoot across the Trisolaran system?" Davis asked, looking as if he had just realized something.

Lin Feng shook his head slightly, "No, it was just a wild idea that led to the strategic use of such a giant electromagnetic accelerator. Such high-speed projectiles bombard the surface of stars, forming miniature black holes that devour stellar matter, thereby breaking the balance and causing the stars to explode, and civilizations could be wiped out in an instant."

"Because this is an attack that is close to the speed of light, unless we have the technology to observe faster than the speed of light, we can't even talk about vigilance and defense. The speed of light is the upper limit of the speed of matter."

He did not intend to use this to attack the Trisolaran system. Firstly, the Trisolaran system was only four light-years away from the solar system, and the impact of a star explosion would spread to tens of light-years. The gamma-ray burst alone could permanently change the Earth's atmospheric environment. Secondly, with Luo Ji providing a safety net through the Black Forest Deterrence, there was no need to take the risk. Who knew if destroying the Trisolaran system would attract the attention of the Singer?

It's not impossible for such interstellar bombardment to attract the Singer. The trajectory is straight. As long as we know which direction the shell comes from, stretching it into a straight line, it becomes easy to discover the solar system. The closer the distance, the higher the accuracy of this trajectory backtracking, and the farther away, the worse it becomes.

Lin Feng's idea was to use this cannon to deal with or deter enemies located in places even more distant than the Trisolaran system.

Despite Lin Feng's vehement denial, Davis still believes that Lin Feng's words were directed at the Trisolarans.

Davis said, "But the Trisolaran civilization has sophons, which allow them to know in advance when the shells will be launched and to carry out targeted defenses."

Take the Trisolaran system, the closest star system to our solar system, as an example. If a projectile of this speed were launched from our solar system at near-light speed, it would take at least four years to travel through the vast space between stars to reach its destination.

The Trisolarans possess sophons, which allow them to obtain information about Earth at faster-than-light speeds, enabling them to defend against stellar explosions as early as possible.